Build Logs

Since writing the first few blog posts I've had several other folks who purchased this same gimbal, the GB004 from Famous Hobby, reach out to me with their own struggles.  It's good to have the opportunity to...

Monday, July 21 2014 Some of you may have wondered why the lack of posts over the last few months.  One of the reasons is for a flood of other work that I had to attend to but the other was due to this...

Well, the weather cooperated with us today and were able to take her out for a test flight.  As you can see in the video, everything looks good.  Nice and stable, responsive and no bad habits!  Also, the...

Big day today!  Getting the final bits done and installed! Devil's in the Details Trimming Excess from Power Leads The power lines that I chose were no doubt overkill.  As such, I wanted to make sure I...

Got some time today to finish up the rest of the arm/ESC/motor assemblies.  Here's hoping the ESCs will tolerate being in the arms and not overheat.  As I've mentioned before, I'll be running a temp sensor...

Sometimes you just have a short little bit to work.  In these cases, it's often best to focus on some small piece of the puzzle.  It's especially nice if that small piece can then help to guide you on longer...

Spent a couple hours this morning on the electronic assembly for the arms.  Part of the reason we chose this frame is because of all the room in the arms to potentially stuff ESCs in.  As you might have...

Now that I've had this thing on the bench for a while, carefully planning the rest of the build, I've come up with a pile of questions.  Some of the questions I've gained answers to, others I'm still working...

Introduction Coming from an RC sailplane background, the task of planning system wiring on a multirotor can be a bit daunting.  With sailplanes, all one has to deal with are servos, rx & battery; with...

Will it Balance? Learning how to balance a Famous Hobby Gimbal Before I jump into wiring and programing this beast I really wanted to have a greater understanding of the mechanical aspects of things, where...